MTN appoints procurement and supply chain head
MTN Group has appointed Dirk Karl to head up group procurement and supply chain management, effective no later than 1 November 2017.
Karl joins MTN from Buyln, the procurement joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and Orange, where he was senior VP for network technology.
The appointment comes as the organisation continues to focus on delivering EBITDA growth in its key markets of Nigeria and South Africa, through the Project IGNITE initiative, communicated to the market earlier in the year.
Prior to joining Buyln in 2011, Karl was senior VP and global head of strategic sourcing for Deutsche Telekom.
Additionally, he has held a number of senior management roles in various global corporates, including General Motors, ING Group and T Systems.
At MTN, Karl will be responsible for developing and executing global procurement and sourcing strategies, as well as leveraging MTN’s scale to identify opportunities to drive greater commercial success across our footprint.
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